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select the media of their choice for
their visualization. For students who
struggle with visual creation, I rec
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ommend providing resources such
as parodies of ads and encouraging
application of postmodern principles
including: juxtaposition, layering,
and interaction of text and image.
Submitting the Postcards
Students' postcards are submitted
anonymously, either physically or
digitally. The anonymity of non-
signed autobiographical postcards
allows students freedom of expres
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sion and provides an outlet for
self-exposure outside of potential
consequences for disclosing emo-
tions, fears, and truths.
If there is no online course
management system or class blog,
your students could submit their
postcards in a physical drop box.
If you have access to an online
course management system, such
as Google Classroom, students
can upload a photo of their post
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card for storage and sharing. The
file name of the photo should
never identify the artist; instead,
postcards could be numbered.
By providing students with access
to all postcard submissions via pub
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lic display, the teacher ensures that
the voices of all participants in the
classroom are heard, rather than
restricting voices and viewpoints by
displaying only a few postcards.
Empowering Voices
Students are asked to engage in a
monitored peer critique in the physi
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cal or virtual classroom by critically
commenting on postcard submis
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sions. They should focus on the
postcard's message. Significantly,
through peer feedback, students
will likely find they are not alone in
their experiences and may empower
each other to focus on positive out
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comes learned from the sharing of
their meaningful postcard art.
Jennifer Motter is an art teacher at Forest
Hills Junior-Senior High School in Sidman,
Pennsylvania. jennifer.motter@gmail.com
N A T I O N A L S T A N D A R D
Presenting: Interpreting and sharing
artistic work.
W E B L I N K
postsecret.com
It is m ope that through
postcard creation, sharing,
and discussion, students
feel less isolated and more
connected with their peers.
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